Historical Events In 1626

Jan 01   Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history john Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62   

Jan 25   On this day in history john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter   

Feb 06   On this day in history huguenot rebels & French sign Peace of La Rochelle   

Feb 06   Huguenot rebels & the French sign Peace of La Rochelle in the year 1626.   

Feb 20   In the year 1626 john Dowland, composer, dies   

Feb 27   In the year 1626 yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci.   

Feb 28   Cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51 on this day in history.   

Apr 05   In the year 1626 jan van Kessel, Flemish painter   

Apr 09   Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies in the year 1626.   

Apr 12   Paul Hainlein, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 13   Aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised on this day in history.   

Apr 25   Battle at the Dessauer bridge: Monarch Albrecht von Wallenstein beats Earl of Mansfeld in the year 1626.   

May 04   Dutch exlorer Peter Minuit lands on what is now Manhattan Island in the year 1626.   

May 04   Indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth &buttons on this day in history.   

May 04   On this day in history peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherlands   

May 06   Dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets on this day in history.   

May 06   In the year 1626 dutch colonist Peter Minuit buys Manhattan Island from local Indians for 60 guilders worth of trinkets   

May 24   In the year 1626 peter Minuet buys Manhattan from Indians for trinkets, valued at $24   

May 27   William II, prince of Orange/stadholder in the year 1626.   

Jun 15   King Charles I disbands English parliament in the year 1626.   

Jul 05   Battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated in the year 1626.   

Jul 05   Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle on this day in history.   

Jul 25   On this day in history geeraerdt Brandt, Dutch theologist/poet/historian   

Jul 30   Earthquake hits Naples; 10,000 die in the year 1626.   

Aug 01   Earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal in the year 1626.   

Aug 12   Giovanni Legrenzi, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 14   Daniel Elsevier, book publisher/publisher in the year 1626.   

Aug 27   Battle at Lutter: Catholic League beats Danish king Christian IV in the year 1626.   

Sep 26   On this day in history lancelot Andrewes, English theologist/bishop of Winchester, dies at 71   

Sep 30   Battle between king Bethlen Gabor & earl Mansfeld-Wallenstein ends on this day in history.   

Oct 04   On this day in history richard Cromwell, lord protector of England (1658-59)   

Oct 05   On this day in history johann Schop, composer   

Oct 09   In the year 1626 john Ferrabosco, composer   

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Jan 16   On this day in history birth of lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699)   

Jan 25   In the year 1626 birth of john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter   

Feb 05   Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born in the year 1626.   

Mar 12   In the year 1626 birth of john Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)   

Apr 05   Jan van Kessel, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

Apr 12   On this day in history birth of paul Hainlein, composer   

Apr 13   On this day in history birth of aert Jansz van Nes, Lt-admiral, baptised   

May 12   Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born in the year 1626.   

Jan 01   In the year 1626 cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68   

Jan 21   John Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62 in the year 1626.   

Jan 24   On this day in history death of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b. 1580)   

Feb 07   William V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548) died in the year 1626.   

Feb 11   In the year 1626 death of pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (b. 1552)   

Feb 20   John Dowland, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Cyril Tourneur, English poet/dramatist, dies at about 51 on this day in history.   

Apr 09   Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans, statesman, dies on this day in history.